Work, Health & Safety

Nearly Whale. You were right of course; it was a loaded question. The reason I posed it was because I had my own opinion on the subject & wanted to know if others, who are far more knowledgeable than me would have the same, similar or different/additional opinions. My opinion is that not having to do a report does not necessarily negate the need for it & it is well worth doing to protect the visitors, workers (we employ only the SM), residents & our insurance. That was the first point. The second point was, the reports were obtained in April last year & were not distributed at any time, nor were they put on the AGM agenda for discussion, which was at the end of November, in case of maintenance needs arising from them. And, the third point was, having finally obtained the reports in the last couple of weeks, we felt the need to ask for the instructions given to the reporting firm, because it had left out many obvious hazards. Having paid a large sum of money for two very inadequate reports, we will now begin asking questions (supported by photos) as to why those hazards were overlooked & demand a refund; then, lodge a complaint with the OFT due to the serious nature of omitted hazards & our resultant collective liability (insurance would not have been payable) for one or more serious mishaps, serious enough to cause fatality. Had we been able to see & read the reports in time, we would have put them on the AGM agenda & had a detailed discussion on the subject. Need I say more?   

Thank you Whale. I had read it. Our situation is different, but I cannot give any further details without making our complex identifiable. I will give further details when I can.